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A western Michigan man was sentenced to decades in prison after pleading no contest in the 2021 slayings of his parents, whose bodies were found buried at a state game area. A Kalamazoo County judge on Wednesday sentenced Nicholas Johnson to spend between 29 and 69 years in prison. The Portage man must serve a minimum of 29 years before he’s eligible …

A Constantine Township man died as a result of a house fire last week. The victim was identified as 66-year-old Delbert McCallie. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said deputies and fire crews were dispatched shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday to the 13000 block of Riverside Drive, in response to a structure fire. Upon arrival, deputies …

A southwestern Michigan sheriff’s deputy suffered a serious head injury and was hospitalized after a struggle with a suspect, authorities said Tuesday. The Allegan County deputy was responding to a complaint of a person driving back and forth in a neighborhood at high speed without headlights shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, the sheriff’s department said in a news release. While …

An Elkhart woman died last week in a single-vehicle crash in Cass County’s Newberg Township. State police were called Tuesday to the intersection of Corey Lake Road and County Line Road. Investigators concluded the driver, a 26-year-old man from Jones, lost control of the vehicle he was driving. The vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a tree. Both occupants …

State Police troopers responded to a serious injury crash involving a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle at about 2:00 Tuesday afternoon. The crash was located at the intersection of M-60 and Arthur L Jones Road, about 4 miles southwest of Three Rivers. Both the motorcycle and passenger vehicle were traveling eastbound. The motorcycle struck the rear of the passenger vehicle …

A Vicksburg man was hospitalized last week after the motorcycle he was driving struck a car in Cass County’s Newberg Township. Investigators said Drew Davis, 57, was heading north on M-40 near Dutch Settlement Road and tried to pass a car on the left. The car started to turn left, as well, and the vehicles collided. Davis, who was wearing …

Sheriff’s deputies are investigating a larceny incident that took place earlier this week in Park Township. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said the incident occurred Tuesday night in the area of Heimbach Road and U.S. 131. Investigators said a black and yellow compactor and the catalytic converter off a vehicle in the area were stolen.

A man suspected in two weekend homicides in southwestern Michigan was fatally shot after a police chase on a rural road ended in a wheat field, authorities said Monday. David Algarin Jr., age 30, led police on a chase that began Sunday in St. Joseph County and stretched nearby into Branch County, investigators said. “The pursuit ended in an officer-involved …

A 39-year-old Three Rivers woman died over the weekend after the bicycle she was riding was struck by a vehicle. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said the incident occurred at 11 p.m. Friday at the intersection of U.S. 131 and Millard Road in Fabius Township. Investigators said the driver of the van was a 66-year-old White Pigeon man. Neither he nor a …

The search for a 73-year-old Three Rivers woman – missing since late May – has concluded with the discovery of her body. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman said search-and-rescue personnel with Christian Aid Ministries located a body believed to be that of Marilee Furlong in a wooded area off Miller Road in Cass County’s Marcellus Township. The body was discovered around 7:30 …